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medium 6.1

CVE-2022-22242 json

Junos OS: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in J-Web

published 2022-10-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27389

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the J-Web component of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated attacker to run malicious scripts reflected off of J-Web to the victim's browser in the context of their session within J-Web. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS all versions prior to 19.1R3-S9; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S6; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R3-S8; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S5; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.

Patch / fix

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.1R3-S9, 19.2R3-S6, 19.3R3-S7, 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R3-S8, 20.1R3-S5, 20.2R3-S5, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S4, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S1, 21.3R3, 21.4R2, 22.1R2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template Juniper Web Device Manager - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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